Alan Clark is a Canadian television executive who served as the head of CBC Sports from 1990 to 1999.
He graduated from Carleton University in 1974 with a degree in political science and history.
In 1983 he was named head of CBC Radio sports, which he established as a separate department from news.
[1] In November 1989, Clark was hired by Arthur Smith to serve as deputy head of CBC Sports.
As a result, Clark had to terminate three employees and, due to overtime costs, eliminate coverage of Canadian Football League games on holiday weekends.